Best 18 Meatballs Appetizer Recipes

PARTY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes; drain. Combine ketchup and cornstarch in roasting pan. Stir in jellies; add the meatballs. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

APPETIZER GRAPE JELLY AND CHILI SAUCE MEATBALLS OR LIL SMOKIES

Steps:

• In a pot combine the grape jelly with the chili sauce; add in the meatballs and simmer for about 45 minutes uncovered or until the sauce has thickened.
• If you are making my Parmesan meatball recipe use 2-1/2 to 3 pounds lean ground beef or use half beef and ground pork shape.
• Shape into about 1-inch balls.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
• Place in the prepared sauce.

PINEAPPLE APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple and 2 tablespoons juice in a large bowl (set the remaining juice aside for glaze). Add the egg, bread crumbs and pepper to pineapple. Crumble sausage and beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine glaze ingredients and reserved pineapple juice. Add meatballs. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1-inch balls; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir sauce ingredients until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add meatballs to sauce; stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Thread cranberries on toothpicks; stick toothpicks in meatballs to serve.

CRANBERRY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls., Place meatballs on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake until no longer pink, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker or chafing dish., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over meatballs. Serve warm.

EASY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine pork sausage and spicy pork sausage together in a bowl using your hands. Form mixture into meatballs, about 1 tablespoon each.
• Fry meatballs in a skillet over medium heat until browned and completely cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Transfer meatballs to a large bowl and add 1/2 of the orange juice concentrate; gently toss to coat, adding more if needed to completely coat.
• Put meatballs in a slow cooker and add the remaining orange juice concentrate; turn on Low setting to keep warm before serving.

PINEAPPLE APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix grated ginger into ground beef and form into meatballs.
• Cook in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add pineapple chunks, onion, and bell pepper. Continue to cook until meatballs are no longer pink in the centers and vegetables are hot but not soft, 4 to 6 minutes more.
• Pour reserved pineapple juice into a large measuring cup. Add enough canned pineapple juice to measure 1 1/2 cups. Bring to a simmer in a small saucepan. Add cornstarch, 1 teaspoon at a time, to ensure it doesn't thicken too much. Cook until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Pour pineapple sauce over the meatballs.

ITALIAN APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake until no longer pink, 15-20 minutes., Transfer meatballs to a 4-qt. slow cooker; add spaghetti sauce. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

CRANBERRY GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• In large bowl, combine ground beef, onion, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and eggs; blend well.
• Shape into 1 inch meatballs; place in ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes our until meatballs are browned and no linger pink in center.
• Meanwhile, in large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; blend well.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add meatballs to sauce; stir to coat.
• Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.

HONEY GARLIC APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Mix meat, bread crumbs, milk, onion, eggs,& salt.
• Shape into 1” balls.
• (the smaller, the better).
• Place balls in a single layer on glass baking dish.
• Bake for 12 – 15 minutes and drain well and set aside.
• Melt butter in a saucepan and sauté garlic until tender.
• Add ketchup, honey,& soy sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add meatballs to sauce and return to a boil& simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until sauce glazes meatballs.
• These freeze exceptionally well for future party appetizers.
• Just defrost and place in crockpot on low for 4 hours.

SLOW-COOKER APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix sauce ingredients together first then add the meatballs.
• Cook in a crockpot on high for a few hours then turn down to low.

MEATBALLS APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together all meatball ingredients and roll into balls.
• Bake on pan with sides such as cake pan or jelly roll pan for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile mix together all sauce ingredients in large pan on top of stove.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• Once meatballs are baked add to sauce and mix well.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• I like to simmer the meatballs and sauce in my crockpot.

APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Combine above ingredients. Form into bite sized meatballs. Brown in oil - drain. (or brown in 350* oven/ line pan with foil and spray.)
• 2. Sauce 1- 15oz can tomato sauce 1 Tablespoon soy sauce 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard 1 Tablespoon horseradish Combine sauce ingredients - Pour over browned meatballs. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. (I always double the sauce recipe)

CRANBERRY-GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375df. In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1 inch balls, place in ungreased 15x10x1" pan.
• 2. Bake 25-30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
• 3. Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir sauce ingredients until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. Add meatballs to sauce, stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until thoroughly heated. Thread cranberries on toothpicks, stick toothpicks in meatballs to serve.
• 5. Makes 30 servings ( 2 meatballs each) Prepare and bake the meatballs up to 24 hours before your party. Cover and refrigerate them. Just before serving, prepare the sauce and heat the meatballs in it.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1-inch balls; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in centre. Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir sauce ingredients until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs to sauce; stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Thread cranberries on toothpicks; stick toothpicks in meatballs to serve.

HOLIDAY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. , In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs; drain. Place in a 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Combine the sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink.

CAJUN APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix thoroughly the ground beef, hot pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, onion, bread crumbs, milk, and egg.
• Form the mixture into golf ball sized meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until there is no pink left in the middle.
• In a small bowl, combine the barbeque sauce and peach preserves.
• When meatballs are done, place in a serving dish and cover with the barbeque sauce mixture. Toss to coat.

APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Saute onion until clear in appearance.
• In a large bowl combine ground meat, bread crumbs, chili sauce, egg, onion, parsley, salt, Tabasco and garlic.
• Shape meat into balls one inch in diameter.
• Pan fry a few meat balls at a time in butter.
• Transfer to chafing dish.
• Serve with food picks.